Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-17
or GENERAL INTEREST.

thousand pounds of wool.
One fair swimmer at q watering
place performs the feat of eating bon
bons in the surf She carries the sweets
in a water tight silver casket at her
waist.
4 The light from the top of WASH
ington monument is visible twenty
nine miles distant, considerably farther
than is the light of the Bartholdi Statue
of Liberty.
There were 1858 photographers in
the United States in 1870, and 1890 in
1880. There are now about 11,OO0
persons engaged in the photographing
business in this country.
Some night-fishermen near East
Liverpool, o., were considerably aston
ished recently at the tremendous bits
they got. They hauled away, however,
and with much difficulty landed
spoon fish seven and one-half feet long,
with a spoon bill three feet long.
Natural gas displaced in the year
1886 no less than 6,353, 900 tons of coal
valued at $9,s47, $50. fact which goes
far to explain the comparatively small
increase in production Of coal con-
trasted with the far greater increase III
production of iron.-PubIic Opinion.
The fiber of silk is the longest con
tinuous fibre known. An ordinary
cocoon of well-fed silk worm will
often reel one thousand yards, and re-
liable accounts are given of a cocoon
yielding twelve hundred and ninety
five yards, or a fiber nearly three-quar-
ters of mile in length. - Chicago Ad-
raaace.
Otto Schreiber, corporal in the
German army, apparently has no
blood. Knives and daggers can be run
through his body without harming him
in the least. A committee Of distin-
guished surgeons say they can not ex-
plain the miracle. Schneider will ex-
hibit himself in Berlin, London, Paris
and America when his time in the army
is out.
For some time past Policeman
Goodruin of Athens, Ga, has been stif-
fering with something like crysjpelas
in his feet and legs, and few days
since an inflamed streak EXTENDED up
to his stomach, and for time he was
in a critical condition. He is better,
however, now. 1t is thought that Mr..
Goodrum was poisoned by colored
socks. Mr.. Goodrum had small
chafed place on one of his feet and into
this the poison entered. -
Here is eloquence from the Wich-
ita Kan. Eagle: Like an eagle on his
mountain home, slowly spreading his
wings for flight in the clouds; like 4
magnificent steed stamping the ground
with flashing eye and extended nostrils
eager for the race; like q disciplined
army with set bayonets in battle array
restlessly waiting for tie bugles to
sound the charge, is Wichita hating
to-day at the beginning of a boom that
will eclipse even her former achieve
ments.
A few mornings ago at Milledge-
vile, GA, Mr.. Edward Darlington S at
/ tention was attracted to a noise in the
yard among the poultry. He soon dis
covered with the geese a tall, white
bird. Being alarmed, the bird flew in
tree near the fence, from which it
was shot in the neck and killed. 1t
proved to be crane Of the order grail
Tia. 1t measured four and half feet
from tip to tip Of wings and three feet
twenty-five inches from the tip of bill
to end of tail.
The following comparison Of sol
diers' "togsn in England and Germany
is interesting: In England great coat
has to last for five years, in Germany
eight years; in England a helmet has
to last for five years, in Germany ten;
in England soldier has three pairs of
trousers in two years, while in Ger
many soldier has two pairs Of trous-
ers in two years and eight mon tbs In
England the ammunition pouches last
twelve years; III Germany they are re-
quired to last thirty-sx years.
Some people drying fish at Newell
ton a few days since discovered the
end of piece of wire protruding from
the inside Of split fish near its back
bone. in the thickeat part Of the meat.
On being extracted it was found to be
a large hair-pin of the ordinary kind,
little rusted, but otherwise as perfect
as when an article of the toilet. The
fish was caught on the banks this sea-
son, and how to account for lady's
hair-pin in its corporation is most
pazzling thing to those who saw it
Cape Sable AdUertiser.
Managers of dime museums are
hereby notified of a unique natural
curiosity in Berlin-a man who loses
hearing and speech every morning at
nine o'clock and RECEIVERS it at six
O'Clock the next morning. The three
hours during which he can speak and
hear are not at time of the day when
a dime museum audience could be
gathered, but the man has other at
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